Breastfeeding

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• Breastfeeding still shunned by the public

  09 Aug 2011

  Breastfeeding has been proven to benefit both mother and child. So why do millions of mums feel forced to quit it when they return to work?

  

• Breastfeeding on the rise

  29 Jun 2011

  Breastfeeding on the rise

  

• Tina Fey Opens Up About Breastfeeding

  18 Apr 2011

  Tina Fey sank into a ''deep depression'' when she tried to breastfeed her first child and was forced to switch to formula because she wasn't producing enough milk, she has revealed in her new memoir '

  

• Breastfeeding- What You Should Know

  04 Sep 2009

  how to breastfeed tips

  

• New Growth Charts Launched For Breastfeeding Week

  12 May 2009

  All newborn babies and children up to four years old will have their growth measurements plotted on new charts from this week. The launch of the charts, which have been developed for the Department of Health by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, based on the World Health Organisation's work, coincides with National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (10 - 16 May) and replaces current measures which are based predominately on babies fed with formula milk.